Men's Tennis Headline

Wednesday April 10, 2013Diep Named SEC Men's Tennis Player of the Week

Florida junior menís tennis player Florent
Diep was named the SEC Menís Tennis Player of the Week, announced by the league
office on Wednesday. Itís the first honor by a Gator this season and first
since Bob van Overbeek was honored in February of 2012.

Diep, a native of Paris, France, had one of
his best weekends of the season, defeating two ranked opponents in key SEC
matches. On Friday, he provided the clinching point in a 4-1 upset of No. 7 Ole
Miss in Oxford with a three-set victory over 84th-ranked William Kallberg. Diep
also paired with Gordon Watson to help the Gators win the doubles point in the
match.

Sunday, Diep and Watson again won their
doubles match against No. 13 Mississippi State. In singles, Diep stormed past
No. 50 Malte Stropp in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1, to give the Gators a 3-1 lead
in the match.

The Florida menís tennis team is home for
three matches this week. At 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, UF will face
Bethune-Cookman at Linder Stadium at the Ring Tennis Complex. The Gators will
wrap up the regular season and †SEC play this weekend, hosting No. 8 Kentucky
on Friday at 5 p.m. and No. 13 Vanderbilt on Sunday at 1 p.m.